hamer
See also: Hamer
Afrikaans
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦɑː.mər/, /ˈɦa.mər/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ha‧mer
Etymology 1
From Dutch hamer, from Middle Dutch hāmer, from Old Dutch *hamar, from Proto-Germanic *hamaraz.
Noun
hamer (plural hamers, diminutive hamertjie)
- a hammer; a tool used for pounding
- a hammer in the firing mechanism of a firearm
- (sports) a hammer; heavy ball on a length of wire, used for throwing
- (music) a hammer; part of a piano, dulcimer and similar instruments which strikes the string
- (anatomy) hammer, malleus; largest ossicle in the middle ear
- Synonyms: malleus, hamerbeentjie
- Hypernym: gehoorbeentjie
Derived terms
- blokhamer
- bolhamer
- hamerbaar
- hamerbeentjie
- hamerboor
- hamergooi
- hamerklou
- hamerkop
- hamerslag
- hamersteel
- kliphamer
- klouhamer
- vleishamer
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɦaː.mər/
Audio (file) - Hyphenation: ha‧mer
- Rhymes: -aːmər
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch hāmer, from Old Dutch *hamar, from Proto-West Germanic *hamar, from Proto-Germanic *hamaraz.
Derived terms
- hameren
- heksenhamer
- klauwhamer
- smidshamer
- strijdhamer
Descendants
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *hamar, from Proto-Germanic *hamaraz.
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Further reading
- “hamer”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E., Verdam, J. (1885–1929) “hamer”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN
Middle English
Etymology
From Old English hamor, from Proto-Germanic *hamaraz; from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱmoros.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈhamər/, /ˈhaːmər/
- (rare) IPA(key): /ˈhɔmər/
- IPA(key): /ˈhamər/, /ˈhayːmər/
Noun
hamer (plural hamers)
- A hammer (tool for pressing nails inwards).
- (figurative) A fierce individual; one with strong convictions or great force.
- (rare) A doorknocker.
Derived terms
References
- “hamer, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-01.
Serbo-Croatian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xâmer/
- Hyphenation: ha‧mer
Noun
hȁmer m (Cyrillic spelling ха̏мер)
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References
- “hamer” in Hrvatski jezični portal
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